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Cosmos 1474

Cosmos 1474 was launched on July 6, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1983-069BNORAD 14172Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1474
Common name
Cosmos 1474
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 34 No. 2
International designator
1983-069B
NORAD catalog number
14172
GCAT identifier
S14172
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/092

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-1M
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date
July 6, 1983 · 00:31 UTC
Launch record
1983-069Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,411 km
Apogee
1,463 km
Inclination
74.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1985
End of operations
1985

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753289 (CC0).